Sommelier’s Pick – Fruity & Intense

Chateau Sociando Mallet, Haut Medoc 2015
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Cab Sau, Merlot. Full-bodied wines with a deep, dark colour. Complex bouquet is usually dominated by black fruit aromas with a touch of minerality and well-integrated, elegant oak.

Chateau Laurent Jaugueblanc, Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2019
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Merlot 80%, Cab Franc 20%. Barrel aging 12 months French Oak Barrels. Beautiful aromatic range with spicy and fruity notes like blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry and raisin.

Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion ‘Le C des Carmes’, Pessac Leognan 2014
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2nd wine of Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion. Merlot 51%, Cab Sau 49%. Barrel aging 18 months (20% new barrels, 80% 2nd fill), concrete vats 12 months. Drink young, the wine develops a crisp intensity which will gain the patina of beautiful complexity as the years pass.

Chateau de Camensac 5eme Grand Cru Classe, Haut Medoc 2010
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Cab Sau 60%, Merlot 20%, Cab Franc 20%. Barrel aging 17-20 months French oak (50% new). The bouquet develops black fruit aromas such as blackcurrant or blackberry. We also feel cigar box and leather notes.

Les Charmes de Grand Corbin, Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2012
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Merlot 85%, Cab Franc 15%, Cab Sau 5%. 85% in cement vat and 15% in French oak barrels during 12 months. Wine has a full, round character with enticing aromas of licorice, cinnamon and cherry

Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG, Veneto 2015
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Corvina, Rondinella, Oseleta, Molinara. Masi’s unrivalled expertise in the Appassimento technique is used to give the grapes a long period of further ripening on bamboo racks and an ageing period for the wine of at least three years in casks made from the finest wood types.